Malabar pit viper
The Malabar pit viper is a venomous snake that lives in the Western Ghats mountains of southwestern India. It is active at night and spends much of its time near streams in wet forests. Its bite is painful, but its venom causes moderate, short-lived effects.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Many colour morphs exist, including yellow, green and brown.1
- Its weakly keeled body scales are arranged in 21 or 19 rows at midbody.1
- Its tail is prehensile, meaning it can grip.1
- It is nocturnal, so it is usually inactive in the day, though it is sometimes seen basking on rocks or trees near streams.1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
Its venom causes moderate pain and swelling in humans. These symptoms subside within a day or two.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKuumwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.Its bite causes moderate pain and swelling, which ease within a day or two.1
Akiuma
- Mweke mtu bila kutikisika na mtulivu, weka kiungo kilichoumwa usawa wa moyo, ondoa pete na vitu vinavyobana, na umpeleke hospitali haraka.
Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza
Kaa salama
- Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
- Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
- Akikuuma: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.
Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama
Ana ukubwa gani?
Ana urefu gani?
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 2 kutoka pua hadi mkia
urefu sawa na ndizi 6 zilizopangwa mstari
angeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 100 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)Malabar pit viper ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Craspedocephalus malabaricus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Craspedocephalus malabaricus (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.
Kila ukweli kwenye ukurasa huu una namba inayoonyesha chanzo chake. Kama tumekosea kitu, samahani, sisi ni wapenzi wa wanyama, si jarida la kisayansi. Tuambie kupitia [email protected] nasi tutarekebisha.
Kuumwa

